Behavioral journalism for HIV prevention: Community newsletters influence risk-related attitudes and behavior

Journalism and Mass Communication Quaterly

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 143-159

  McAlister, Alfred ^a   Johnson, Wayne ^b   Guenther Grey, Carolyn ^b   Fishbein, Martin ^c   Higgins, Donna ^b   O'Reilly, Kevin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0042172249     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769900007700111     Document Type: Article

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